Posts tagged piano

Oh man, just got tickets to see Keith Jarrett at Carnegie Hall in January.

Now the Köln Concert is on loop in my head.
So excited.

nyphil: Dear Manny… On Wednesday, April 28, 2011, pianist Emanuel Ax will give his 100th performance with the New York Philharmonic, a rare milestone in the Philharmonic’s 169-year history. In honor of Mr. Ax’s 41 years of performing with the Orchestra, each Playbill program for the concerts of April 28–30 will include a Post-It Note for fans to show their love and write well-wishes for Mr. Ax. The Post-It Notes will then be collected and presented to Mr. Ax as a memento of this historic occasion. If you would like to write your own “digital Post-It” or congratulatory message for Mr. Ax, please go to our Facebook page (facebook.com/NYPhilharmonic), or tweet with the hashtag “#DearManny” by Monday, May 2.

nyphil:

Dear Manny…

On Wednesday, April 28, 2011, pianist Emanuel Ax will give his 100th performance with the New York Philharmonic, a rare milestone in the Philharmonic’s 169-year history. In honor of Mr. Ax’s 41 years of performing with the Orchestra, each Playbill program for the concerts of April 28–30 will include a Post-It Note for fans to show their love and write well-wishes for Mr. Ax. The Post-It Notes will then be collected and presented to Mr. Ax as a memento of this historic occasion.

If you would like to write your own “digital Post-It” or congratulatory message for Mr. Ax, please go to our Facebook page (facebook.com/NYPhilharmonic), or tweet with the hashtag “#DearManny” by Monday, May 2.

nyphil

nprfreshair: Super-size Me: Most pianos have 88 keys. And most great piano music comes from the middle of the keyboard — only rarely do the player’s fingers venture onto the tinkly keys at the top of the keyboard, or the booming bass notes at the bottom. But a craftsman in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, thinks the instrument has room to grow; and he wants to nudge the piano out of complacent middle age. He has designed a grand with an unprecedented 102 keys. Would the piano tuner have to charge extra?

nprfreshair:

Super-size Me: Most pianos have 88 keys. And most great piano music comes from the middle of the keyboard — only rarely do the player’s fingers venture onto the tinkly keys at the top of the keyboard, or the booming bass notes at the bottom. But a craftsman in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, thinks the instrument has room to grow; and he wants to nudge the piano out of complacent middle age. He has designed a grand with an unprecedented 102 keys.

Would the piano tuner have to charge extra?

NPR

Our first encounter with the Play Me I’m Yours pianos that are installed around the city this month. 

Some might consider Lincoln Center an intimidating place to solo, but CR wasn’t scared, and even threw in some unexpected flat-3 action.

Though the event is intended as an exploration of mass creativity and shared public space, another dynamic has emerged: Musicians are piggybacking on the project to promote themselves and their work.
City Tunes Up With Pianos (WSJ)
Play Me I’m Yours The nonprofit arts group Sing for Hope will be dropping pianos off throughout New York on Monday for people [anyone] to play. The Upper West Side is getting five pianos, at the 70th Street Pier in Riverside Park, in Lincoln Center Plaza (there will be 4 pianos there), at Central Park’s Merchant’s Gate at 59th Street, at St. John the Divine, at Central Park’s Dana Discovery Center, and at the Central Park Bandshell. They will be out until July 5. Once the project is complete, the pianos will be donated to schools and community groups. The project is the brainchild of British artist Luke Jerram. (via westside independent: streetpianos.com)

Play Me I’m Yours

The nonprofit arts group Sing for Hope will be dropping pianos off throughout New York on Monday for people [anyone] to play. The Upper West Side is getting five pianos, at the 70th Street Pier in Riverside Park, in Lincoln Center Plaza (there will be 4 pianos there), at Central Park’s Merchant’s Gate at 59th Street, at St. John the Divine, at Central Park’s Dana Discovery Center, and at the Central Park Bandshell. They will be out until July 5. Once the project is complete, the pianos will be donated to schools and community groups. The project is the brainchild of British artist Luke Jerram. (via westside independent: streetpianos.com)

I’m pretty excited about the new album release in my office this week, and the accompanying microsite I made which includes this video from Tristan and Zac. (via fordavidandwuhan)

Art Tatum, Yesterdays

Adding to my previous post.
I just finished teaching CR a little about why Mr. Tatum is such a badass. (There is a surprising amount of information on Wikipedia on the topic)

“piano bar” (via Jonathan)

“piano bar” (via Jonathan)

  • Me: The next piece is for piano four hands.
  • CR: That is two people on the same piano?
  • Me: Yes.
  • CR: Oh. I thought maybe they had some special guy from the circus.